The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-07
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


CHAUNcEY DEPEw once wrote religious tracts.
COLONEL INGERsoLL is to write his religious
impressions of DR.. McGlynn's theology
MARK TWAIN Processes to have had his mem
DRY greatly improved by taking lessons of an
English expert in memory training.
LADY lin grocery store)-"Let me have q
pound of butter. please" Clerk (who used to
tend in cigar storej-"Mid or strongl"
ST. Louis claims that Grand avenue with its
contemplated improvements will be the finest
drive in the world. 1t is fourteen miles IN
length, and in width from eighty to 12O feet.
NINE. Missions third wedding to her second
husband was delayed by the necessity of sending
from the church to the hotel for the certificate
of the former ceremony, which the husband
groom had forgotten.
GEN. FRANCIS DARR, the San Francisco man
who has lately sprung into prominence through
his connection with the proceedings against
William kissane, is a Cincinnati man, the son of
a weilknown roofer there.
THE name of the new Secretary of the Treasu-
ry appears in the Harvard catalogue as Carolus
Stebbins Fairchild. class of '63. Harvard is now
rejoicing in the fact that she boast of Two
graduates in the present Cabinet.
RUSSELL SAGE writes to of his women
customers in stocks: II have been so disap-
pointed during the past four years that do not
like to predict anything positive for the future
and yet feel that the country is rich and grow.
ing"
PROF. G. II. DARWIN asserts that if q metal
plate busted over with sand is set into vibration
by violin bow rubbing on its edge all the Sand
coneregates into lines which mark pattern on
the plate these lines being nodes or lines of
stiffness.
ALEXANDER DUMAS and Victorien Sardou are
neighbors at Marty. 1--WE are excellent friends"
says Dumas, ''but each other as little as
possible. 1t would be disagreeabie to him to
have people in his presence treat me as the great
est living dramatist."
THE late John G. SAKE received many requests
for his autograph. even during his last illness
The day he died one came from a boy in a far
Western village, who had prayed God not to
disappoint him." and would watch for reply in
every mail. But it was too late
THERE is temperance order in California
which permits its member to drink when 'de-
pressed" Scientists state that man is never
depressed as after he has been drinking, and
if that is so the California temperance society
probably keeps on perennial spree.
THE late Joseph H. Bradley, of Washington,
was great admirer of Henry Clay, and in his
stump speeches used to depict the launching and
cruise of the good ship Harry of the West, and
while self.appointed sailors in the enthusiastic
audience roared back hearty "Aye, aye"
KING CHRISTIAN TX, of Denmark, famous for
having married off his children so we'll, intends
to be in London on the occasion Of the celebra-
ton of Queen Victorias jubilee He is the only
sovereign living who w:s present on the occasion
OF her Majestys accession in 1887. The Priu-
cess of Wales and Empress of Russia are his
daughters
THE Sultan of Morocco having relented some
what in his hostility to tobacco, the delinquents
have not been logged through the streets and
snuff is now tolerated. But no Moors are now
| seen smoking tobacco, and letters received from
| Mazagan relate that man who persisted in
| smoking had his lips cut Off Nobody in Mo-
rocco smokes now
THE party of senatorial pleasure-seekers who
recently came back from Cuba had stormy
| trip from Havana norrhward. General McCook
| and Senator Sherman didn't mind it, but Sena-
| tors Henderson. Palmer and Aldrich were sad
| at heart-and elsewhere The ladies all yielded
| gracefully to the NAL de mer except Mrs. Nc
Cook, who made a bet with Senator Palmer of a
| box of oranges that she would stay on the deck
| all day; and she won the bet
II. R. H., the Prince of Wales, gets almost as
many remarkable letters as an editor. recent
correspondent, who calls himself "a poor negro
in West Africa. shoemaker by trade, honestly
| brought up" being as he declares, destitute of
| the means of supporting himself and family.
| ''most humbly and earnestly Graves and solicits
| your royal patronage in rendering him any
| trivial or paltry aid as it lies in your royal pow
| err" Paltry aid from the Prince of Wales is
good, very good
| THE Kaiserin Augusta is in feeble health, and
spends much of her time in wheeled chair.
She never desired. she said, to be a Queen OF
| Empress but, both dienities being imposed upon
her, she has turned them to a good use. Her
own tas tes would have made her private lady
| in fairly good position in Paris, well off, bu,
not over rich. She would have lived near the
Louvre. National Library and Theatre Fran
case, and she would have gone to the latter
three times week
THE age Of chlvalry is not dead. When Sarah
Bernhardt reached Boston, on Sunday evening
there the ground. Taking the arm
of Maurice Grau, the great actress walked VI
the platform to line of hacks at one end. TIVE
feet Of snow separated the two feet Of Bernhard
from her hack. The hack could not be brought
alongside the platform. Remembering inter
esting incident in Sir Walter Raieigh's life. Mr..
Grau threw his travelline-coat upon the ground
and Nine. Bernhardr entered her coach dry shod
AN old time Washington barkeeper gives some
interesting facts. He says that Stanton coult
stand more liquor without showing the effects
than anyone he ever saw. Lincoln liked mile
whisky punch, with plenty of sugar. Sewart
drank claret johnson was fond of TENNESSEE
whisky Hayes likes whisky, bur drank little
when in the White House In Columbu
Rutherford used to be one of the boys.H Gar
field could stand almost as much stimulant .